The incredible librarian Mary Morrissey, who introduced me to the children, provided the warmest of welcomes and spread the word about my visit through and through! (She even texted the parents so they wouldn’t forget to bring their children in!). THANK YOU!

I told the children a little about me and what I did and then we dived into some drawing – but first, we had a quick warm up!

We explored how characters can be created from any shape or form and that just by changing a few details they can become very different.

I also facilitated a drawing game called “Exquisite Corpse” in which each person draws a different body part of a character. The children were incredible and the results very funny!

At the very end, we created, together, a character that was a mix of a Lion, a Tiger and a Snake that lived in a desert of chocolate. YUM!

I had a wonderful time in Castlecomer and I hope all children and parents had a fantastic Sunday morning too!